years ago i saw anad in a small news paper. it said there was going tobe someone teaching harmonica at a high school in little rock arkansas. i was the only person to show up. mr liniger gave me a lesson and taped it for me. ive played harp every since and moving to a new house i found the tape . now i found bluesprofessor. i am pasiing the tape to a friend . thanks for sharing.

You gave me some Blues info back in the 80's and with your help I was able to contact one of my favorite artists-the late great James "Son" Thomas. I thank you for what you've done for the Blues and it's fans!

hey walt, its andy moore from your blues class from fall of 06, just thought i'd drop u a note and say whats up. hope ur back around this way sometime soon, if so hopefully you still have my email if ur doing a show. best wishes.

The Limmat River that runs through Zürich could have just as easily been the Mississippi River last Tuesday night when you played at the Moods Club in the city, Wale. For a transplanted Mississippi boy living in Switzerland for the last 25+ years, someone who grew up listening to the blues and was a musician himself, your brilliant concert brought back such great memories to me. It was so much like those other times by that great river itself, or even deeper into the Delta, when I sat in small juke joints and heard the true essence of the blues.

Performing blues live is unique in that, the people who do it and do it well, are the ones who do it out of love and who, have paid the 'dues' that it truly costs someone. For, more than any other type of music, blues throughout its history - doesn't give a great 'payback' to the performer - outside of the love of doing it and the reward of having a respecting audience. But the one really good thing that a Son Thomas, an Etta Baker, you and others receive is the GENUINE respect from the audience - who by the very factor that they want to hear blues means that they actually have an idea what music is about. Before I ever checked out any examples of your music on the website or heard you in concert, I knew it was going to be a pleasurable experience because it was so clear from your bio that when you had arrived at your own special 'crossroads of what direction to take in your life' years ago, you followed the path that would lead to worthwhile discovery, the path where a musician truly pays his dues. And you paid yours and it is the public that benefits from that. And what makes your gigs that much more special is that you share the 'stories' of the blues and not just the sounds and vocals. And that makes it that much more real for people.

As a Mississippi boy, who started listening to blues at the age of 12 (and that was in the hot days of racism in a place like Miss.) my standards are high for what I listen to in music. And Tuesday, I was really totally impressed and pleased with what I witnessed. I hope that your other gigs in Switzerland have big crowds, who have a feeling for and enjoy what they are hearing. Thanks for the wonderful evening, Wale !

SO SORRY TO HAVE MISSED YOUR CONCERT AT THE MAHOGANY IN BERN. I HEARD AND READ ONLY GOOD.I AM HAPPY THOU THAT I HAVE "SIDEMEAT" TO ENJOY WHEN THE MOMENT IS RIGHT. BLUES IS A PART OF LIFE, AS YOU SAY, AND IT IS A PART OF MY LIFE THAT I TREASURE THANKS TO YOUKEEP ON SMILING AND DO WHAT ONLY YOU CAN DO BEST... PLAYING THE BLUES. AS WILLII RYTZ SAID YOU DO ALLRIGHT ON YOUR OWN. SIDEMEAT PROVES THAT YOU ARE THE BLUES.

Just checked out your website. Love the black and white. I'm happy to see that "Sidemeat" came to fruition in time! I was reminded of what a prolific writer you are. Your narrative just blew me away. Can't wait to hear the "record".

Glad that I was able to make it to your lecture/performance at the Clarendon County Library last night. Being the only one in my family who loves the blues, I try to take advantage of every opportunity to see a live performance. Your lectures at the university must keep your students enthralled.

Thank you for putting the music downloads on your website. Please put more free downloads on your site, especially of you and Son. I used to listen to you and Son Thomas at the Elbow Room in Columbus. You guys were great.

Have you heard Big Joe Shelton and Willie King? Big Joe Shelton knew Big Joe Williams and has a website you should check out. Shelton and King are doing a lot of appearances in this area and King was just filmed for a Danish documentary.

Best to you. You're a very talented blues harp and guitar player. Glad I got the chance to have heard you back then. Don't forget to put more music downloads on here. I'd like to hear you with Son on "Bottle Up and Go." Someone else has my album with that on it.

It was wonderful to see you again last week in Zug after 10 years since the Echoes in the Blues course in that little room off the Horseshoe at USC. How nice that our paths crossed again and in all places, Zug! Time seems to have taken no toll. Your concert was fantastic and gave an impressive first glimpse into the Blues to my Russian and Ukrainian guests. I have listened to "Better Day" many times since the concert. Excellent cd! I wish you all the best and look very forward to our paths crossing again sometime soon again in your Heimat.

Walter,I met you at Davis and Elkins college blues school one summer (i'm thinking late eighties, but honestly I don't remember). You were teaching one harp course, and I took another with Phil Wiggins for some reason. I was miserable most of the week, except for an evening when we sat talking under the stars, and the next day when I jumped to your course for a session with you and Annie Rabson teaching blues piano. What a great experience! I wish you all the best, and thank you for your heartfelt stewardship of the traditional blues and its artists. Peace John Henry